Rocker barrel stand



W. B. PAVEY ROCKER BARREL s'TAND:

June 4, 1929.

Filed July 21, 1927 Patented June 4, 1.9729.v

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WILLIAM yn. raver, or wINNETxA, ILtINoIs, AssIGNoa To ECONOMY 'ENGINERING COMPANY, or CHICAGO, ILLrNoIs, A CORPORATION-.or ILLINOIS.

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Application iled July 21,

invention relates generally to a device l raising it so that its contents may be convenientl y drained into receptacles placed upon oor. u r

In order to fit the ordinary type of barrel tiltin device sol that itwould serve as a fol' the barrel it has'been the'common practice to provide some sort of a swingable or movable member mounted on the main frame of the device. It has been found that such members'are subject to breakage which,

of course, puts the device Outof use until it can be repaired. j

The primary obj ect therefore of my. invention resides in the provision of a novel combined barrel tilter and support having an ad- A 4vantageous and novel mode of operatin and which is rugged and durable and whiclr-may ,be economically manufactured.

Another obj ect is to provide a novel barrel-l f tilting device which is of entirely rigid construction and which will serve as a support for the barrel in a horizontal position. Another obj ect isto provide a barrel tilter of rigid construction which is so formed that when a barrel isl tilted. itwill be positively stopped in a substantially horizontal posi# rolled metal shapes and all of the joints are welded. A. barrel-receiving body is `prof vided upon .which a barrel may rest in a' horizontalposition, this body comprising a.

pair of beams 5 which are adapted to extend along the sides of a barrel to space a plurality of arcuate members 6` which join the two beams. The beams 5 may be of any preferred form to provide thel requisite stiffness, such as angle iron bars as herein illustrated.

,Forthe purpose of supporting the barrel receiving body in al horizontal position above the floor, a, pair of supporting members is provided, one attached to each side of the body so as to extend downwardly therefrom.

1927. serial No. 207,390.

Each lsupporting member comprises a column member 7 attached to one end of the body and extending downwardly therefrom and a base member 8 attached to the lower end of the column 7. The base member 8 extends from the column 7 substantially parallel to the body to a point beyond the center of the body. Thus the center of gravity of a load l uniformly distributed on the body willbe positioned to keep the device in a horizontal position.

vFor the purpose of providing a'rocking surface vfor use in tilting a barrel, the base members 8 are bent'to anv arcuate sha e to form arocker 9 which extends upwar ly to meet'the other end of thebody and to be `joined thereto.

Although the column-7, base member 8 and rocker 9 may, of course, be separately formed, I prefer to form the three parts integrally for each supporting'member. In the present instance an angle iron is bent to form the rocker 9 and base membery 8.and is notched and bent at right angles to form the column iron between the arcuate portion and the -body and disposed at an acute angle rela.-

tively to said body, -but it is to be understood that the arcuate rocker 9 could extend to the point of joining.A

Suitable bracing may be provided, as, for :v example, the similar cross bars 10 extending between the supports at each end and the diagonal bracing 11 which is attached to one of the arcuate members 6 and extends diagonally to the column members 7 at both sides.

l'Io facilitate the lifting of a barrel by the device I provide means at the same end as the rocker 9 to engage the bottom of the barrel to lift vthe same during the rocking movement of the device. This means comprises a lip 13 formed from a flat strip ofv metal fastened to theends of the beams 5 so as to extend upwardly when the device is' in a horizontal position.

' The device is rendered particularly advantageous in use by reasonof the straight portions 12 which are interposed between that shown in dotted outline in Fig. 2 may be placed in position over the lip 13, and the workman, while standing on the far side (to the right in Fig. 2) of the barrel stand, may

grasp the upper edge of the barrel and tilt it over until it rests against the upper arcuate member 6. The barrel may then be easily maintained in this stable position by exerting a slight force thereon while the workman Walks around to the other side lof the barrel support in which position he may grasp thel lower outer edge of the barrelA to tilt the barrel and the stand to the desired horizontal position.

It will be apparent from .the foregoing that I have provided a combined barrel tilterl and rack which will be extremely sturdy and which -may be economicallyl It will also be apparent t at a barrel tilting device which is entirely'rigid in con struction and which may be used as a support for a barrel in a horizontal position is; hereby provided.

While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative constructions, I have shown and herein described in detail the preferred embodiment but it is to:`

be understood that I do not thereb intend to limit the invention to the specific orm disclosed but intend to cover all modifications manufactured.

ends of said beamsya plurality oty arcuate.4

members joining said beams at spaced intervals, a pair of column members, one attached the sides i to each of the beams at the end opposite the point of attachment of said lifting lip, and

a pair of supporting members, each having an arcuate' portion comprising substantially one quarter partxof a circle and straight portions extending tangentially from the opposite ends of said arcuateportion, the end of one of said straight portions of each being connected to the `lower/end ot' one of the columns and the end of the otherkstraight portion being attached to one of said beams adjacent said lifting lip. at an `acute-angle to said beam. -v v "In testimonyfwhereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature. y

,Y LWILLIAM B. PAVEY. 

